This year has seen increasing climate change disasters throughout the world. In the cover story of this edition, Asean Affairs takes a look at the issues and possible solutions to reduce the costly and life-threatening damage due to global warming. AseanAffairs conference series SAVE OUR PLANET continues into its 5th edition on 17 November in Bangkok organised with BOI (Thailand Board of Investment), BMA (Bangkok Metropolitan Administration) and a host of other partners and sponsors with a potential to reach the message to 5 million people.View Sample

38 David Swartzentruber looks at the issues and solution to the environmental challenges in Asean (SE Asia). View Sample

ARE ASEAN CITIES THE NEW ATLANTIS?

40 Will Bangkok and Jakarta end up underwater by 2030 and 2025? View Sample

SAVING JAPAN FROM A NUCLEAR FUTURE

46 Masayoshi Son, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Japan’s Softbank, is making a strong case for Japan to develop renewable energy following the Fukushima nuclear disaster earlier this year. View Sample

SAVING THAILAND

52 Thai scientist and educator Dr. Art-ong Jumsai Na Ayudhya details the steps that Thailand needs to take to preserve it from environmental destruction. View Sample

SAVING TREES: MAKING TREE-LESS PAPER

56 Count Markus Matuschka-Greiffenclau lives in Switzerland,has been traveling to Asia for 25 years and owns several growth stage investment companies in the US, Japan, Germany, France, UK, and Scandinavia. In Thailand, Thai Gorilla Paper now turns “green garbage” into paper, reducing the impact of papermaking on the world’s forests View Sample

SAVING LIVES FROM EARTHQUAKES

58 Structural Engineer Kit Miyamoto arrives in Asean to help the region cope with the dangers of earthquakes and their impact on buildings in order to save lives View Sample